Fish doorbell
A fish doorbell (Dutch: visdeurbel) is a system that allows fish to pass through a closed sluice gate through crowdsourced input when fish are present. The Utrecht Visdeurbel uses a livestreamed underwater camera that allows users to press a doorbell button to notify the lock operator that there are fish swimming in the gracht, and that the lock should be opened.[1] It is designed to aid in seasonal fish migration,[2] as an alternative to a physical fish ladder. The whole meaning for this is to save fish from predators as they all find and eat tons of fish from those waters.
Usage[edit]
It was deployed for the first time in Utrecht in March 2021,[3][4][5][6] at the Weerdsluis on the Oudegracht. In the first two weeks, it was used 23,000 times.[7] It was disabled in June,[8] but has since been reinstated at https://visdeurbel.nl and as of 26th of March 2024, it is still being hosted.
References[edit]
- ^ Corbley, Andy (21 April 2021). "Dutch Citizens are Using a "Doorbell" to Help Fish Pass Through the Canal Gate". GoodNewsNetwork. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Visdeurbel. "Over de visdeurbel". visdeurbel (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Utrecht krijgt de eerste visdeurbel ter wereld (en dit is geen 1 aprilgrap): 'Bij de sluis ontstaat een vissenfile'". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Hee, Sterre van der (2021-03-29). "Deze visdeurbel moet vissen in Utrecht gaan helpen: 'Mensen en dieren kunnen best wat meer samenleven'". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Utrecht helpt vissen de sluis door: visdeurbel bij Weerdsluis vanaf nu live". De Utrechtse Internet Courant. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Utrecht heeft eerste visdeurbel ter wereld, vis wacht tot sluis opengaat". NU.nl (in Dutch). 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Visdeurbel Oudegracht Utrecht ruim 32.000 keer ingedrukt". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Visdeurbel bij Utrechtse sluis komt volgend seizoen weer terug". NOS.nl (in Dutch). 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
External links[edit]
- Visdeurbel (in Dutch and English)